Did anyone ever consider that people don't want those jobs? Educational costs, working shifts, stress, responsibility, physical toil....The problem is most of these jobs suck or require someone who really believes in what they are doing. Not everyone can be a doctor or Nurse or Mental Health Counselor. Most construction workers send their kids to school so they don't have to do construction work.

Companies want contractors, temps, H1B's, etc. They don't want graduates anymore or "company people" anymore. Yeah, I'm sure a kid getting out of school with a business degree or CS degree could easily find a job for 12 bucks an hour as a painter or lawn care professional. But those are jobs they don't want to do and that is why they went to school.

Minimum wage should be a function of ceo pay and/or dividends to shareholders.

Largest salary can't be more more than 100 times the smallest salary.